Tue to Sat 17:00-22:00
Fonda San Miguel in Austin runs a deep tequila and reposado list alongside Mexican and Spanish wines at the 1975 North Loop dining room, the city's heritage Mexican cellar.
Signature pour: Casa Madero from Coahuila Valley
Wine focus: Mexican wines, Spanish bottles and tequila reposados
Food: Regional Mexican dining room and Sunday hacienda brunch
Tip: The reposado-and-mezcal flight at the bar is the room's quiet routine; ask for the Mexican wine list at the back.
Mon to Thu 15:00-23:00; Fri to Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-23:00
LoLo in Austin is the East 6th natural wine bar and bottle shop from Christian Moses and partners, the city's first dedicated natural-wine room with a large patio.
Signature pour: Rotating natural-orange-wine glass program
Wine focus: Natural wines and grower-producer bottles, with hundreds of bottles for on-site or retail
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: The wine wall doubles as the retail shop; ask for a bottle to drink on-site at a flat corkage rate.
Daily 08:00-22:00
June's All Day in Austin is McGuire Moorman's South Congress wine bar and bistro since 2017, anchored by Master Sommelier June Rodil's by-the-glass program.
Signature pour: Grower Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: International wine and natural-leaning by-the-glass, curated by June Rodil MS
Food: All-day French-American bistro plates
Tip: Master Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
Tue to Sat 17:00-22:00
Birdie's in Austin is Arjav Ezekiel's natural-wine list paired with Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's bistro kitchen, the 2025 James Beard Outstanding Beverage Service winner.
Signature pour: Whatever rare grower-producer Arjav has on; the list moves daily
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wines, by-the-glass and bottle, James Beard 2025 winner
Food: Counter-service bistro pastas and crudo
Tip: The by-glass list is the strongest in town; Arjav is at the bar and will route you through the strange bottles.
Sun to Wed 16:00-22:00; Thu to Sat 16:00-23:00
Bufalina in Austin is Steven Dilley's natural-Italian wine bar and Neapolitan pizzeria on East Cesar Chavez since 2013, the room that started Austin's natural-wine and pizza pairing.
Signature pour: Glass of Etna Rosso or skin-contact Sicilian white
Wine focus: Natural Italian wines paired to Neapolitan pizza, by-the-glass and bottle
Food: Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza
Tip: Half-off pizzas during happy hour 4:30 to 6pm daily; the wine list runs 200 deep, ask for the orange-wine page.
Mon to Sun 17:00-22:00
Este in Austin runs a sharply curated Mexican and Mediterranean wine program at the Manor Road bungalow, with bar seating for ceviches and a wine-only late-window after 9pm.
Signature pour: Mexican Valle de Guadalupe glass pour
Wine focus: Mexican and Mediterranean wines, plus mezcal flights
Food: Coastal Mexican seafood, ceviches, snacks
Tip: The bar takes walk-ins after 9pm; the wine list runs Valle de Guadalupe through southern Italy at the same depth.
